“Every day recently has been very happy. I’ve made good friends at the academy too. Both my classmates and seniors are very nice people.”
Taking a slight breath, Polaris Glacier relaxed and leaned back, lying on the covers, beginning to answer the questions one by one from the first one.
“The races… I guess they were fun…”
“What do you mean? Were your opponents too weak to interest you?”
Meanwhile, in a lounge in a building in England.
The Polaris Glacier, who appeared significantly more mature in every aspect, leaned back on the sofa, her eyes, containing profound black frost, looked at the television, and she gestured to her secretary, who was also a Horse Girl, standing nearby.
The latter immediately understood, bowed, and then stepped forward to turn on the television, playing a recording of a race.
“...Pretty much.”
Although saying this was truly a bit rude to other Horse Girl, it was indeed Polaris Glacier’s honest thought.
“But the Winner’s Stage was still very fun. Being the center of attention, the feeling of sparkling was great.”
“Mhm, mhm, you really were sparkling, very dazzling.”
Still in the lounge, Polaris Glacier took out another phone and began watching the live videos of the Winner’s Stage that the Head Maid had sent her a long time ago, a smile unconsciously gracing her lips.
“The Head Maid and Kumi Trainer have always been with me. With their help, I feel very convenient in both life and training. I like them very much.”
Polaris Glacier rolled over into a side-lying position, her expression relaxed and joyful.
“Yukishiro and Katsuhogi are the same; everyone is very gentle.”
“Huhu, hearing you say that, I’m sure they’ll feel honored.”
Such a familiar phrasing… Polaris Glacier felt like she would be able to mimic it herself if she listened any longer.
“By the way, Mom, the winning outfit you mentioned, is it that black dress hanging in my room’s wardrobe?”
Polaris Glacier rolled over again, into a prone position on the covers, her two fair legs slightly raised.
“Yes, that dress was handmade by Mom, it’s the ultimate masterpiece infused with love.”
The Polaris Glacier on the sofa said softly, unconsciously releasing a slight Polaris Glare's chilling aura around her, stimulating the Horse Girl secretary standing nearby to shiver violently, followed by uncontrollable trembling all over.
Giving the latter an apologetic look, the Polaris Glacier continued:
“It’s a special outfit that must be worn when participating in G1-grade races by default. Mom believes you’ll definitely like it.”
A special outfit that must be worn when participating in G1-grade races?
Polaris Glacier rolled out of bed, opened the wardrobe, and looked at the dress, suddenly realizing:
“So you made it for me, Mom?”
It was a dress with multiple ruffles, sleeveless, short in the front of the skirt, reaching only about mid-thigh, but very long in the back, reaching almost to the ankles.
Accompanying decorations included black lace sleeves, black ruffled stockings, black custom-made long boots, and most importantly, the black crystal crown.
“Eh… Is it all black… Wouldn’t that be too plain?”
“Huhu, are you thinking, why is it all black?”
As if knowing what her daughter was thinking, the moment Polaris Glacier had that thought, the voice from the other end of the phone continued:
“Try it on, you’ll understand once you put it on.”
Now? In her room? Put on this dress that she always felt could only be worn on important occasions?
“Is it really okay?”
Even as she said this, Polaris Glacier had already unconsciously reached out her hand.
“Mom made it for you to wear, of course it’s okay.”
She paused slightly, then added:
“Ah, but try not to wear it out in daily life, and it must be hand-washed, never use a washing machine!”
Aside from the possibility of it being damaged, a winning outfit is like a Horse Girl’ comrade-in-arms. If it were really tumbled in a washing machine, that would be truly heartless.
“Okay, I understand.”
Polaris Glacier put her phone on speaker on the bed, then took off her nightgown.
Taking a deep breath, she gently took the dress off the hanger with both hands, then began to put it on.
She didn’t feel any discomfort during the process; everything was very natural. The fabric of the skirt was very soft, and perhaps because the air conditioning was on, it felt somewhat cool to the touch.
She quickly finished dressing, not rushing to look in the mirror, but first putting on all the accessories.
Yes, accessories, as if by illusion, Polaris Glacier truly felt a sense of becoming stronger after putting them on.
Sleeves, stockings, long boots, as more parts were worn, Polaris Glare's chilling aura, whose temperature was getting lower and lower, began to unconsciously emanate from around her.
Ice crystals also condensed in her azure eyes at some point, gradually transforming into a profound black.
“Finally, there’s this.”
Polaris Glacier murmured softly, holding up the crystal crown from the stand with both hands.
This crown was quite large and heavy, and the crystals were full of profound depth, making it difficult to look away.
Originally, she was a bit puzzled how she, as a Horse Girl, would wear it on her head, but the actual situation gave her a good answer, and at the same time, it greatly exceeded her expectations.
As she slowly placed the crown towards her head, the crown also seemed to respond to her, floating at a specific height.
Floa… floating…?
“???”
Before Polaris Glacier could show a look of surprise, the Polaris Glare's chilling aura that had been unconsciously emanating since earlier, as if reaching some critical point, suddenly solidified.
White snowflakes drifted down in the room, lightly settling on the dress, adding touches of purity to the originally plain black.
The profound black frost in her eyes finally completed its coverage, and a peculiar sense of overflowing instantly spread throughout her body. Her mind became clear, her thoughts became active, and everything seemed different.
If it had originally only made people feel cold, now even objects were significantly affected; it was truly unprecedented.
The windows, walls, floor, table, bed, and wardrobe, including the full-length mirror, had all been covered in frost without her realizing it.
However, Polaris Glacier had no mind to care about those things now.
Whether it was the crystal crown floating above her head, the snowflakes falling on her skirt, or her own incredibly wonderful state, all caused her thoughts to surge endlessly, and for a moment, the expression on her face was somewhat stunned.
“What exactly is this… What am I…”
“Hello? Polaris, are you still on the phone? Or have you become so fond of the winning outfit that you can’t speak?”
What brought her back to her senses was her mother’s voice coming from the other end of the phone, which was still on the bed:
“How is it? Feels great, right? Do you feel like going outside for a good run?”
She paused, as if remembering something, then added:
“But it should be night in Japan now, so maybe not for now. How about running tomorrow?”
“Um… Mom… I think I’ve run into a bit of trouble.”
Polaris Glacier exhaled a distinct puff of white air in the low temperature, picked up her phone, and while speaking, turned her head to look around, feeling a bit embarrassed.
These ice crystals, if they melted, might leave puddles. Perhaps she should sleep in a different room tonight and switch back after the Head Maid handles it?
And what was with the constantly falling snowflakes around her? Was she hallucinating?
Although they did make the dress look less plain, this seemed a bit too outrageous, didn’t it?
Is this something a Horse Girl’ aura can do?
“Huhu, you’re in your room right now, aren’t you? Then Mom can roughly guess what happened.”
The voice, filled with laughter, continued:
“Just change out of the winning outfit and have the Head Maid take care of it.”
Upon hearing this, Polaris Glacier also reacted, putting down her phone again, then raising her hand to take off the crown floating above her head.
“By the way, how exactly did this crown float? Is it because of the special properties of the winning outfit?”
The effectiveness of the winning outfit, with one component removed, indeed weakened a bit. The snowflakes that had been constantly falling around her seemed to turn into illusions and disappeared.
In their place was an invisible but very familiar Polaris Glare's chilling aura.
The profound black frost in her eyes also faded without her noticing.
“...It really turned out this way.”
As the last dress was changed, the peculiar sense of overflowing that had permeated her entire body also faded. Polaris Glacier regained control of Polaris Glare's chilling aura, and the temperature in the room slowly rose back to its previous state.
Correspondingly, the ice crystals condensed everywhere also melted as expected, leaving not-so-faint water stains.
“Mom, is there anything else you want to hear from me? If not, I’m going to find the Head Maid.”
Sighing lightly, changing back into her nightgown, Polaris Glacier put away the winning outfit, opened her room door, and peered out into the hallway, looking left and right.
“Hmm… Actually, there’s still a lot I want to hear from you, but it must be getting late over there, right? Just answer three more questions for Mom, and that’ll be all.”
“Ask away, Mom.”
“Okay, first, how tall are you now?”
“I should be a little over 1.6 meters.”
“Second, what’s your favorite food now?”
“Desserts.”
“Desserts? That’s quite a big change. I remember you used to prefer lighter foods.”
“Last question, to what extent have your breasts developed now?”
“Huh? Wh-why are you asking that?”
Polaris Glacier was completely surprised. Why would she specifically ask about something like that?!
“You’ve already started Full-scale, haven’t you? Mom is just curious.”
“...I haven’t specifically measured, so I don’t know. I’ll leave it at that for now, goodbye, Mom!”